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Hideki Kamiya annoyed on twitter, tells fanboy to use his own brain

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Akiller

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Neiteio

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Akiller said:
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This one's amazing, because you can picture Kamiya instinctively moving his mouse to block the guy, but then he pauses, and imagines those animals, and thinks they're kinda cool, and appreciates the guy's earnestness. And so the mouse hovers over the block button, Kamiya's finger trembling on the trigger, only to slowly, perhaps reluctantly, back down.
 
Neff

Neff

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Nah, he lived on originality points alone, which always scores highly with Kamiya.

Lack of originality is truly his biggest peeve.
 
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joesiv

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Neiteio said:
This one's amazing, because you can picture Kamiya instinctively moving his mouse to block the guy, but then he pauses, and imagines those animals, and thinks they're kinda cool, and appreciates the guy's earnestness. And so the mouse hovers over the block button, Kamiya's finger trembling on the trigger, only to slowly, perhaps reluctantly, back down.
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more like he almost blocked him, then looked at the game he is currently working on, and lets it slide...
 
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Hubble

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He never answers questions with thoughts, even good ones like what is the key to directing. All he does is reply with smiley faces or blocks. Pretty shitty, he doesn't engage in good conversation with the fans by elaborating on some questions.
 
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Neiteio

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Hubble said:
He never answers questions with thoughts, even good ones like what is the key to directing. All he does is reply with smiley faces or blocks. Pretty shitty, he doesn't engage in good conversation with the fans by elaborating on some questions.
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I have mixed feelings on Kamiya's Twitter behavior. I'm sure it's all in good fun, and I find it funny 99% of the time. But sometimes I think he underestimates how his words might affect some of his fans. I wouldn't be surprised if someone asked him a well-meaning question, only to be blocked or dismissed or called names. And if they look up to him as a role model -- maybe the one bright point in their life at the moment -- such a response would be devastating.

Like that one reply, telling the kid he'll never have success... Clearly a joke to the rest of us, but to that kid, it might be something he internalizes to a harmful degree. Maybe he was already an inch away from the edge. :-\

Kamiya can also be a bit inscrutable at times. I only occasionally check his Twitter, but scrolling through it earlier today, I notice him answering some questions about his feelings on games he didn't make, but blocking people in other instances. From the outside looking in, it's hard to tell what he considers "appropriate" to ask, since he seems to break his own rules.

It's ultimately no big deal... Just a bit unfortunate, since I'm sure there are some people would like to engage him, politely and respectfully, but would rather not be shot down by one of their heroes.
 
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Roto13

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Charlouie Jonesman said:
It's weird that he blocks so many people when Bayonetta was all about the dodge.
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You should tweet that to him

Neiteio said:
Like that one reply, telling the kid he'll never have success... Clearly a joke to the rest of us, but to that kid, it might be something he internalizes to a harmful degree. Maybe he was already an inch away from the edge. :-\
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Maybe he died. Maybe it drove him to suicide. Maybe he killed his entire family first. Maybe an entire family died because of a tweet.
 
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Caipirinha

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Pretty much what I would expect from the majority of Japanese game devs if you quizzed them on the plots of their own games. All the obscurity and convoluted nonsense is just thrown into these games to hide the fact that they are shallow and meaningless and their creators have an utter lack of inspiration to actually tell a story.
 
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Ivan Amiibo

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Caipirinha said:
Pretty much what I would expect from the majority of Japanese game devs if you quizzed them on the plots of their own games. All the obscurity and convoluted nonsense is just thrown into these games to hide the fact that they are shallow and meaningless and their creators have an utter lack of inspiration to actually tell a story.
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what is "college freshman" for $200, alex
 
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Alo81

Low Poly Gynecologist
fantastic_planet said:
what is "college freshman" for $200, alex
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lol.

It goes great with another post they recently made in the "controversial opinions" thread.

Caipirinha said:
One of the reasons the Japanese game industry is dying because the more gaming hardware improves, the less your typical Japanese game dev is able to hide behind the limitations of hardware to allow their horrible storytelling skills to be filled in by the imagination of the gamer.

Now that AAA games require their stories to be cinematic and voice acted with characters rendered in HD, they are exposed for the childish, convoluted, hamfisted, shallow and meaningless mess that they are.

There are only few exceptions and they are having their funding pulled by the big publishers one by one.
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Ivan Amiibo

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it really takes me back to my late teens/early 20s when game stories/writing would appall me and get me indignant. that brief, dark period when good gameplay wasn't enough. now i just read before bed after gaming lol
 
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Caipirinha

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Kinda figured it would be a raw nerve for the few remaining faithful. Don't worry, I'm sure your condescension will keep the Japanese game industry afloat. That and cosplay of course.
 
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Alo81

Low Poly Gynecologist
Caipirinha said:
Kinda figured it would be a raw nerve for the few remaining faithful. Don't worry, I'm sure your condescension will keep the Japanese game industry afloat. That and cosplay of course.
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Please continue telling us how a majority of a nationality of people is inadequate.
 
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Mizerman

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Caipirinha said:
Kinda figured it would be a raw nerve for the few remaining faithful. Don't worry, I'm sure your condescension will keep the Japanese game industry afloat. That and cosplay of course.
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Let's see...

Playing the victim and using words that would apply to you instead.


Caipirinha said:
Pretty much what I would expect from the majority of Japanese game devs if you quizzed them on the plots of their own games. All the obscurity and convoluted nonsense is just thrown into these games to hide the fact that they are shallow and meaningless and their creators have an utter lack of inspiration to actually tell a story.
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L Thammy

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Caipirinha said:
Kinda figured it would be a raw nerve for the few remaining faithful. Don't worry, I'm sure your condescension will keep the Japanese game industry afloat. That and cosplay of course.
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Those remaining faithful to Kamiya's Twitter, the topic of conversation that you decided to hop into?

"Boy these Kamiya tweets are a blast"
"Fucking Japanese can't write"
 
Neff

Neff

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Kamiya couldn't -and wouldn't- attempt to craft a serious story if his life depended on it.

He lives for over-the-top frivolity, self-deprecation, cheese and self-aware, campy melodrama.

You may as well criticise Russ Meyer for not making Sophie's Choice.
 
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zoukka

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Neff said:
Kamiya couldn't -and wouldn't- attempt to craft a serious story if his life depended on it.

He lives for over-the-top frivolity, self-deprecation, cheese and self-aware, campy melodrama.

You may as well criticise Russ Meyer for not making Sophie's Choice.
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It's Twitter, one would go insane trying to have meaningful exchanges over that medium.
 
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LonelyGreyWolf

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Caipirinha said:
Kinda figured it would be a raw nerve for the few remaining faithful. Don't worry, I'm sure your condescension will keep the Japanese game industry afloat. That and cosplay of course.
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Lol, this guy won't survive on GAF for long. Acting like an insulting, pretentious, non-nonsensical elitist usually doesn't end well. You're a bit like Kamiya, minus the everything.
 
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